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The unthinkable happened Tuesday night: A Connor McDavid injury that looked serious. How long will the rookie's upper-body injury shelf him?

What can we say about Tuesday night in Edmonton? The hockey gods were simply cruel.
Oilers rookie and No. 1 overall pick Connor McDavid had been everything we hoped he'd be, looking very much like a generational talent, leading all rookies with 12 points in his first 12 games. Then, during Edmonton's tilt with Philadelphia, McDavid got tangled up with Flyers blueliners Michael Del Zotto and Brandon Manning, and disaster struck: